A Message from the
Executive Director
As the holiday season approaches and the
year is coming to an end, we would like to extend our sincere
thank you to all of you who have supported Investing in Children
this past year. Our dedicated volunteers, Board of Directors
and community have helped us reach over 13,000 children and
their families. I would also like to acknowledge the passionate,
energetic staff here at Investing in Children. It is a pleasure
to work with individuals who are so dedicated to ensuring
that we continue to provide unique opportunities for children.
We have many accomplishments to celebrate
from this past year. Highlighted below are just a few of those.
As we look forward to 2007, we already have many plans for
yet another amazing year.
On behalf of all of us at Investing in
Children, we wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday
season!
Anita Gilvesy
Executive Director
Old East
Village Flag Project
In November, we
saw the successful conclusion of a Community Art Project run
in partnership with the Old East Village Business Improvement
Area, supported by the London Community Foundation, the City
of London and several local businesses. The highlights of
the project included the student-created banners that hung
from the lightposts on Dundas St. between Adelaide and Elizabeth,
and an Art Showcase, with works of art from more than 200
students from four neighbouring schools. From the student
submissions, 24 were chosen to work with local artist Wanda
Sawicki to create the banners, which have provided a welcome
and colourful addition to the Old East Village.
Volunteer
Recognition
Joel Ready is a volunteer for
Investing in Children’s Blue Boxes for Books project.
Blue Boxes for Books features recycling boxes filled with
children's books placed in strategic locations throughout
the city. To date there are over 50 locations. Many of our
blue box locations are in dental offices and working as a
technician for Patterson Dental, Joel is at many of the locations
that have blue boxes and is able to check and refill boxes
while waiting to service equipment. Interface Oral Surgery
told us “I was surprised one day when the Patterson
Dental Repairman refilled the Blue Box-that was a very nice
service! Good for them!”
Thanks to volunteers like Joel,
Investing in Children is able to continue offering high-quality
projects.
#1 Project
at Northbrae Public School
In December, Investing
in Children will be working with the staff and students at
Northbrae Public School on the very unique “#1 Project”,
which mixes self-esteem and art in a special way that will
enliven the school hallways.
Each of the more
than 400 student at the school will participate by identifying
what they are number one at. This might be playing soccer,
or reading to their younger sister, or collecting Yu Gi Oh
cards. Each student will be each be given a wooden #1 to paint,
symbolizing what they are #1 at, and a foam core card to write
it on.
When all the #1’s
have been painted, they will be assembled into four large
murals, and hung in various locations throughout Northbrae.
The student will be able to see and share their #1 with their
friends and families, and they will be part of a legacy showing
the multitude of things at which the students in the Northbrae
community excel.
Community
Service Club Contest
This fall, one of
the projects that all 10 of our Community Service Clubs have
been involved in a safe schools poster contest, asking students
in their schools to design posters highlighting ways to be
safe in their schools.
Each club selected
one winning poster from their school, and gave the winning
student a pair of tickets to the Cheetah Girls concert at
the John Labatt Centre on December 12. We would like to thank
the John Labatt Centre for contributing the tickets to this
contest.
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